US Sailing will hold its Match Racing Championship in Long Beach, CA in October, after a series of seven qualifiers around the country. On May 1-2, St. Francis Yacht Club hosted the NorCal qualifier in its fleet of evenly matched J/22s, sailed by teams of four. With identical boats, this […]

J.R. Maxwell and the crew of the Annapolis-based J/22 Scooby were happy with their results after the windy opening day of the Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis—consistency being the key in the highly tightly competitive 15-boat fleet. And after winning Sunday’s first two races, they were well on their way […]

While many regattas around the world are still getting canceled because of coronavirus, Charleston Race Week pressed forward with its 25th anniversary celebration. It came one year late since the 2020 edition was canceled due to the developing pandemic last April. Mass vaccinations combined with a decrease in positive cases […]

Glenn Darden’s Baby Doll bested 29 other teams to secure the 2021 J/22 Midwinter Championship hosted by Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans, LA. All nine scheduled races were completed in mostly breezy and lumpy conditions on Lake Pontchartrain. Darden, of Fort Worth, TX, with crew Marcus Eagan, Jackson Benvenutti […]

Seven races are in the books at the J/22 Midwinter Championship hosted by Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans, LA, and only one point separates the leaders heading into the final two races Sunday. Day one leader Glenn Darden’s Baby Doll opened Saturday with a pair of bullets, but added […]

Thirty J/22s got back to Championship racing at the J/22 Midwinter Championship hosted by Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans, LA. Conditions were breezy and bumpy on Lake Pontchartrain, testing some boats and equipment. Glenn Darden on Baby Doll mastered the shifts, winning two of three races and placing second […]